POST
get_categories
This allows you to export item categories from your shop system to the Shopgate Categories XML Format.
Query parameters
Response
application/json
Plugin Example
<?
class MyPlugin extends ShopgatePlugin
{
......
protected function createCategories($limit = null, $offset = null, array $uids = array ())
{
/**
* init category model
*/
$categoryItem = new Shopgate_Model_Catalog_Category();
$categoryItem->setUid(10); /** required */
$categoryItem->setName('Example Category'); /** required */
$categoryItem->setParentUid(4); /** optional */
$categoryItem->setIsActive(true); /** optional | default false */
$categoryItem->setDeeplink('http://example-shop/category/id/10'); /** optional */
$categoryItem->setIsAnchor(true); /** optional | default false */
$categoryItem->setSortOrder(10); /** optional */
/**
* init image model
*/
$imageItem = new Shopgate_Model_Media_Image();
$imageItem->setUid(10); /** required */
$imageItem->setSortOrder(10); /** optional */
$imageItem->setAlt('Example Alt 1'); /** optional */
$imageItem->setUrl('http://example-shop/category/id/10/image/id/10'); /** optional */
$imageItem->setTitle('Example Title 1'); /** required */
/**
* add to category model
*/
$categoryItem->setImage($imageItem);
$this->addCategoryModel($categoryItem);
}Plugin Example Result
<categories xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="http://files.shopgate.com/xml/xsd/catalog/categories.xsd">
<category uid="10" sort_order="10" parent_uid="4" is_active="1" is_anchor="1">
<name>
<![CDATA[
Example Category
]]>
</name>
<deeplink>http://example-shop/category/id/10</deeplink>
<image uid="10" sort_order="10">
<url>
<![CDATA[
http://example-shop/category/id/10/image/id/10
]]>
</url>
<title>
<![CDATA[
Example Title 1
]]>
</title>
<alt>
<![CDATA[
Example Alt 1
]]>
</alt>
</image>
</category>
</categories>